Staying up all night on Shavuot is about going all in
By Rabbi Shlomo Zukkier (JTA) — The holiday of Shavuot, which begins at sundown this year on June 11, is understood by Jewish tradition to be…
2024
In Northern Israel 80,000 residents are still displaced
By Regan Treewater (AJNews) – “It’s the most beautiful area in Israel, not because it’s my home, but because it is the most beautiful,” commented…
Why Celebrate Lag BaOmer?
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – Lag BaOmer is a day of celebration and joy in the Jewish calendar, occurring on the 33rd day…
Vancouver comics festival apologizes for excluding Jewish artist over IDF service
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A Vancouver comics festival apologized to a Jewish artist it had banned over her past Israeli military service and a…
Biden announces Israeli plan that would end war in Gaza, and urges Hamas to accept
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced what he described as an Israeli plan to end the war with Hamas and…